WEBVTT STOCKTON PARKING, METERS ARE BEING STOLEN AT ANALARMING RATE, AND POLICE SAYIT'S COSTING TAXPAYERS BIGMONEY.>> SO, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GETTHIS PERSON OFF THE STREETS.GULSTAN: WELL THEY SAYS HUNDREDS, OF METERS HAVE DISAPPEAREDAROUND THE CITY, AND THEY WANTTO PUT AN END TO THE THEFTS.KELLIE: A REWARD IS BEINGOFFERED TO HELP CATCH THE MOSTRECENT THIEF, WHO WAS CAUGHT ONCAMERA.KCRA 3'S DANA GRIFFIN ISTRACKING THE TRAIL OF EVIDENCEIN STOCKTON.DANA: AROUND DOWNTOWN STOCKTONWITH WET IT IS VERY BOLD WHATTHESE PEOPLE ARE DOING.-- STOCKTON, -->> IT IS VERY BOLD WHAT THEY AREDOING.DANA: POLICE SAY HE USES THISBABY STROLLER TO CONCEAL THESTOLEN METERS.THEY CONCEAL THE METERS ANDUNDER ONE MINUTE BASED UPON THETOOLS THEY HAVE.SOME ARE STEALING THEM DURINGTHE DAY.THIS ONE WAS STOLEN OUTSIDETHE STOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.>> THEY ARE NOT MAKING THAT MUCHMONEY.DANA: FOR THE CITY, IT IS A BIGEXPENSE.THE CITY HAS HAD 682 METERSSTOLEN.EACH METER COSTS THEM $800,WHICH INCLUDES COST OFINSTALLATION AND LOST REVENUE.DRIVERS HAVE BEEN CONFUSED ONWHETHER THEY SHOULD PAY.>> PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE METERS.DANA: HE RECEIVED A WRITTENWARNING TWO WEEKS AGO.HE HAD NO METER TO PAY.>> HOPEFULLY, THEY FIND OUT WHOTHE GUY IS AND DO SOMETHINGABOUT IT.DANA: THE CITY SAYS, AS LONG ASYOU FOLLOW THE POSTED TIMERESTRICTIONS, EVEN IF A METER ISMISSING, YOU WILL NOT GET ATICKET.>> IF YOU ARE THEREAFTER THEALLOTTED TIME, YOU MAY RECEIVE ACITATION.DANA: POLICE WANT TO SEND AMESSAGE.>> SOMEONE IS GOING TO RECOGNIZEYOU, RESCUE, AND PUT YOU IN JAILWHERE YOU BELONG.DANA: DANA GRIFFIN, KCRA 3 NEWS.KELLIE: POLICE SAY, IF ANYONE ISCAUGHT WITH TWO OR MORE METERS,

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Updated: 2:44 AM EDT May 16, 2017

STOCKTON, Calif. —

Police in California are asking for help finding a man who stole several parking meters in downtown, officers said Monday.

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The man, who was seen on surveillance video, cut off the heads of several parking meters in downtown Stockton, police said.